“It hasn’t relatively settled in that out there somewhere an amazing genealogy gave us that amazing priceless most valuable gift that could ever be considered to be in, in their darkest age they are continuing thought of someone else.

“They’re these special beings.

“Thank you time doesn’t seem like a big enough command to say to them.

“He’s done well so far we couldn’t be any more proud of him he’s a real life superstar, our little warrior.”

Charlie had to have open stomach surgery when he was three days old after being born weighing just 6lbs 5oz at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.

Dr Zdenka Reinhardt, a cardiologist at the Freeman Hospital, said he had been “extremely luck conceiving his requirement and his size”.